Suket CHC Doctor has been made APO due to the death of two newborns. In Suket CHC of Kota negligence has been occurring for a long time. Recently 2 newborns died in the Suket Community Health Center of Kota. Due to this, the Medical and Health Department has taken strict action and directed disciplinary action against 14 medical personnel. A female health worker has been suspended immediately. Moreover, the Block Chief Medical and Health Officer has been made APO.
Negligence will not be tolerated at any level – Shubhra Singh
Shubhra Singh, the Additional Chief Secretary of the Medical and Health Department, has emphasized that strict action was taken in response to the tragic incident at Suket CHC. In Suket CHC two newborns lost their lives due to medical personnel negligence. An immediate investigation was initiated by the Joint Director of the Medical and Health Department, Kota Zone, to address this matter.
Shubhra Singh clarified that the BCMO had got the cause of death investigated by a three-member committee. In its report, the committee did not find that the death of both newborns was due to heatstroke. Furthermore, the committee found that there was negligence by the medical personnel at various levels in the Suket CHC for a long time.
Due to this, action has been taken by the medical department against many personnel simultaneously. She said that negligence will not be tolerated at any level in the availability of health services to the general public.
Female health worker of Suket CHC Chandrawati Sharma suspended
Director Public Health Dr Ravi Prakash Mathur said that voluntarily absent female health worker Chandrawati Sharma has been immediately suspended. Moreover, BCMO Dr Raees Khan has been made APO for supervisory negligence and disobeying the orders of the state government. Action is also being taken under CCA Rule-16 by giving a show cause notice to Dr Arpit Gupta the medical officer in charge of working in CHC, for voluntarily remaining absent from duty without getting leave sanctioned.
Notice issued to many employed in Suket CHC
Disciplinary action is being taken under CCA Rule-16 by giving show cause notice for negligence in duty by obstetrician Pushpalata Saxena and nursing officer Bajrang Lal Meena. Moreover, notice is been given to Hemant Chaudhary, Rahul Sharma, Ashiq, Faraz Baig, Vijay Kumar Panchauli, Nitish Verma and Tushar Yadav. Similarly, a notice is being issued to Dr Arpit Gupta, the medical officer in charge of Suket CHC, for being absent from duty without approved leave.
